If you notice fire blight among your pear trees, you can take several steps to prevent it from spreading or claiming the life of your tree: 1  Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, which encourage rapid shoot growth on trees.  Prune out signs of disease during the summer and during the treeÃ­s dormant season.
Ruby Bridges: Ruby Bridges, American activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of African American students to integrate
Interesting Facts about Ruby Bridges. 1  After graduating from high school, Ruby worked as a travel agent for fifteen years. 2  She married Malcolm Hall and had four sons. 3  In 2014, a statue of Ruby was unveiled outside the William Frantz School. 4  Ruby was later reunited as an adult with her former teacher Mrs. Henry.